Presenter viewA view that is available during a slide show and helps a presenter track how much time has elapsed and which slide is next. Presenter view also allows the presenter to take notes during the presentation. This view can be visible only on the presenter's monitor and not on the audience monitor, or the presenter can swap displays to move presenter view to the other monitor.
helps you manage your slides while you present by tracking how much time has elapsed, which slide is next, and displaying notes that only you can see (while also allowing you to take meeting notes as you present). With one display, you can practice your presentation in presenter view. With two displays, your audience sees the presentation on one screen while you see the presenter view on the other.
Presenter view includes the following tools:

Clock
Current slide in audience view
Next slide (or next animation)
Timer showing elapsed time
Speaker notes for each slide
Meeting notes taken while you present
Do any of the following:
 | Use presenter view with a single display |
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In the navigation pane, click the slide that you want to start with.
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On the Slide Show tab, under Presenter Tools, click Presenter View.
 | Use presenter view with two displays |
With two displays, your audience sees the full screen slide show on one screen while you see the presenter view on the other.
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On the Slide Show tab, under Presenter Tools, click Presenter View.
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Do one of the following:
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Play your slide show from the first slide | On the Slide Show tab, under Play Slide Show, click From Start. |
Play your slide show from the currently selected slide | -
In the navigation pane, click the slide that you want to start with.
 | How to select slides in the navigation pane
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On the Slide Show tab, under Play Slide Show, click From Current Slide.
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Play a custom slide show from the first slide | On the Slide Show tab, under Play Slide Show, click Custom Shows, and then click the custom show you want to play.  | Note If no custom shows are listed, click Edit Custom Shows to create a new custom show. |
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While in presenter view, you can change which display that presenter view is on — just click Swap Displays.
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To end the slide show when you are finished presenting, click Exit Show or press
ESC.
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 | Go to the next or previous slide |
To go to the next or previous slide, you can click the controls visible on the screen in presenter view. Or you can use the same keyboard or mouse commands that you use when the slide show is projected full screen.
 | Why are my slides advancing automatically? |
If you previously recorded your presentation and saved the slide timings, the slides may be set to automatically advance according to the saved timings. If you do not want to use the timings as you present, you can turn them off. On the Slide Show tab, under Set Up, clear the Use Timings check box.
 | Skip to a slide |
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Move the mouse to the bottom of the screen. The slide navigation pane will appear.

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Click the slide that you want to go to.
 | Pause, start, or reset the timer |
The timer shows the total amount of time that has elapsed while you present. The timer automatically starts the first time you advance to the next slide, however, you can pause and then restart the timer if you need to stop to take questions from the audience or take a break during your presentation.
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Do one of the following:
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Pause the timer | Click  |
Start or continue the timer | Click  |
Reset the timer to zero | Click  |
 | Why are my slides advancing automatically? |
If you previously recorded your presentation and saved the slide timings, the slides may be set to automatically advance according to the saved timings. If you do not want to use the timings as you present, you can turn them off. On the Slide Show tab, under Set Up, clear the Use Timings check box.
 | Take meeting notes while you present |
On the left side of the notes pane, you can see any speaker notes that you entered for the current slide when you created the presentation. You can also type meeting notes while you present.
 | Note When you exit presenter view, the meeting notes appear below the speaker notes for that slide. |
 | Change the time on the clock |
The clock shows the time that has been set for the computer in System Preferences.
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On the Apple menu, click System Preferences.
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Under System, click Date & Time, and then change to the time that you want.